CHRISTIAN KITCHEN

Registered charity 1149052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing food to homeless and marginalised people in London E17.We do this using a purpose built soup van,seven days a week using volunteers.

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Latest income

£27k

Latest spending

£34k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted income declined by 17.5% to £26,608, while operating expenditure increased to £34,084, resulting in a net cash outflow for the year. The charity holds £126,804 in restricted cash reserves, with the trustees noting that more work is needed to deliver long-term financial sustainability.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Walthamstow & Chingford Almshouse Charity (41% of income)

“Underlying unrestricted income of £26,608 represented a 17.5% decline year-on-year (2023: £32,262) where once again it is appropriate to recognise that this sum was underpinned by the significant contributions from ‘Walthamstow & Chingford Almshouse Charity’ (WCAC); WCAC funding equated to 41% of unrestricted funds (£26,6k) vs. 59% in the prior year (2023).” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Christian Kitchen (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Colin Carterchair
Andrew Lock · trustee of 1 other charity
Angela Baptiste
Bethelhem Tedela
Carl Austrie
David Frederick Williams
Jerry Tawiah
Maria De La Cruz Martinez Servan
Mumtaz Khalick
NORMAN PHILIP COE
Paige Singh
Stephen James Kearns

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£27k	£34k
31/12/2023	£48k	£32k
31/12/2022	£27k	£43k
31/12/2021	£42k	£34k
31/12/2020	£144k	£58k

Common questions

Is CHRISTIAN KITCHEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted income declined by 17.5% to £26,608, while operating expenditure increased to £34,084, resulting in a net cash outflow for the year. The charity holds £126,804 in restricted cash reserves, with the trustees noting that more work is needed to deliver long-term financial sustainability. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/06/2020	£25k	MEETING HOMELESS PEOPLE'S NEEDS DURING COVID-19 CRISIS
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/10/2019	£10k	CHRISTIAN KITCHEN OUTREACH